Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Time to Sell?

Domino's Pizza Group plc (LON:DOM - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 270.40 ($3.44) and last traded at GBX 273.80 ($3.49), with a volume of 110287 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 284.80 ($3.63).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Domino's Pizza Group in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th.

Domino's Pizza Group Stock Down 4.4 %

The firm has a market cap of £1.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.24 and a beta of 0.95. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 290.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 303.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -562.33, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.83.

Domino's Pizza Group (LON:DOM - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX 20.40 ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter. Domino's Pizza Group had a negative return on equity of 67.25% and a net margin of 11.44%. Research analysts anticipate that Domino's Pizza Group plc will post 23.3281005 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Domino's Pizza Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a GBX 7.50 ($0.10) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This is an increase from Domino's Pizza Group's previous dividend of $3.50. Domino's Pizza Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 56.39%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Domino's Pizza Group news, insider Ian Bull bought 5,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 281 ($3.58) per share, with a total value of £14,050 ($17,884.42). Insiders own 16.56% of the company's stock.

About Domino's Pizza Group

Domino's Pizza is the UK's leading pizza brand and a major player in the Republic of Ireland. We are part of the global Domino's system, the biggest pizza delivery operator in the world. We hold the exclusive master franchise rights in five markets under long term agreements with Domino's Pizza International Franchising Inc, the international arm of Domino's Pizza Inc, which owns the Domino's brand.